"When young girls are thrown together in a college setting they manifest an increasing affection by the usual tokens. They kiss each other fondly on every occasion. They embrace each other with mutual satisfaction. It is most natural, in the interchange of visits, for them to sleep together. They learn the pleasure of direct contact, and in the course of their fondling they resort to cunni-linguistic practices… after this the normal sex act fails to satisfy [them]."
idea about lesbian sex circa 1901 via Autostraddle — 6 Special Ideas About What Lesbian Sex Is, 1900-1953 (via autostraddle)
Sure. Totally. This is exactly what we did at Wellesley. Yep, in between all my papers, I fondly kissed and embraced my room/hall mates. I hear at Smith, they do it WHILE they write their papers.